EOC Review 2.1H

The Founding Fathers divided the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. What might have happened if they had given all of these powers to the executive branch?

• The balance of power among the different branches would make government more efficient.

• The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny.

• Congress would have had more occasions to override presidential vetoes.

• Supreme Court justices would have had to strike down more laws as unconstitutional

How did the English Bill of Rights influence delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• It was submitted as a model for the new constitution.

• It spelled out the proper role for the legislative branch as the representative of the people.

• It had established a number of rights that the delegates wished to guarantee in the

  new constitution.

• It was the first document to limit the power of the monarch.

Use the quotation to answer the question. What is Thomas Paine trying to win support for?

• the separation of natural rights from legal rights

• the separation of powers between state and federal governments

• the separation of powers between the three branches of government

• the separation of the colonies from Great Britain

Why were colonists outraged by taxes imposed by the British government?

• because they were denied trials by a jury of their peers

• because they had no representation in Parliament

• because they made British paper products less expensive

• because they had to house British soldiers

Use the diagram to answer the question. Which of the following correctly completes the diagram?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom to own property

• pursuit of happiness

Which of the following might have caused people to oppose the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress had the power to collect taxes.

• Congress could not pay the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

• Congress controlled trade between the states.

• Congress granted too much power to the executive branch

Use the quotation to answer the question. In which document is this statement found?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Preamble of the Constitution

• the Mayflower Compact

• The Federalist Papers

How does the system of checks and balances reinforce the separation of powers?

• by giving each branch of government powers to limit the other branches

• by dividing the government duties among three branches

• by defining the roles of each branch of government in three separate articles

• by dividing power between the national and state levels of government

Why did Antifederalists want a bill of rights in the Constitution?

• to list their rights

• to protect their rights

• to prevent ratification of the Constitution

• to argue with Federalists

Use the table to answer the question. Which constitutional principle does the information in the table illustrate?

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• federal supremacy

• checks and balances